Analysis shows small hike in populations of insect-eating species after 2018 ruling, but full recovery may take decades

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[–] 2 points 11 months ago (3 children)

Hasn't the EU un-banned it again?

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    [–] 16 points 11 months ago

    Neonicotinoids are systemic insecticides, which are absorbed by plants and become present throughout their tissues, making any part of the plant toxic to insects that feed on it. They were introduced in the 1990s and quickly became widespread across Europe.

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  • [–] -3 points 11 months ago (1 child)

    Birds work for the bourgeois, they can’t convince me otherwise.

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